Monday, August 24, 2015

Microsoft launches Public Beta of Cortana for Android

Microsoft launches Public Beta of Cortana for Android. In May, Microsoft announced that Cortana, the first personal digital-assistant who works across your PC & your phone, will be coming to Android and iOS devices. Today, Microsoft made the beta of the Cortana app available to all Android phone users. Cortana on Android is currently available in the U.S. only, but Microsoft planning to roll it out to other markets.

Microsoft launches Public Beta of Cortana for Android

If you are currently a Windows 10 user, you already know the benefits of Cortana. The Cortana app on Android is the companion to your Windows 10 PC, extending Cortana's functionality across any device you carry, everywhere you go.

The Cortana app can do most of the things Cortana does on your PC or on a Windows phone. With the app, you can manage your hectic lifestyle by setting and getting reminders, searching the web on-the-go, tracking important information such as flight details as well as starting and completing tasks across all of your devices.

Microsoft launched the closed beta in May and made made several improvements to the experience including the ability to set Cortana as the destination for the home button press. Now access to your personal digital assistant is just a button-press away.

You will also see a few differences between what Cortana can do today in her "native" environment (Windows) and in the app on Android. For example toggling settings, opening apps or invoking Cortana hands-free by saying "Hey Cortana" are only available on Windows for now.